Research Assistant

Division of Population Medicine
Cardiff University School of Medicine
College of Biomedical Life Sciences

The Division of Population Medicine within College of Biomedical Life Sciences seeks to recruit a highly motivated Research Assistant to work on the YESS (Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking) study. The post-holder will join a multi-disciplinary team working on a trial to assess the efficacy of enhanced smoking cessation support during lung cancer screening. The successful candidate will play a key role in the qualitative process-evaluation for the project.
The post-holder will be interested in, and have a willingness, to conduct research with members of the public and healthcare professionals using qualitative research methods. The post holder will have knowledge and experience of applying qualitative data analysis techniques including thematic analysis and data triangulation. They will have a keen interest in research about early detection of cancer/prevention and excellent communication/organisational skills. This position may be suitable for someone with a background in an appropriate area of biomedical and life sciences e.g. psychology, social sciences, epidemiology, or medicine.

The role is based in the Division of Population Medicine, in Cardiff University’s School of Medicine. Specifically, the post holder will work within the Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis section. They will contribute to the research record of the School through commitment to carrying out research that will lead to publications in high quality academic journals, pursuing excellence in research and inspiring others to do the same.
We are committed to employing people who will bring difference in background, approach, identity and experiences.
For informal enquiries please contact Professor Kate Brain.  Email: [email protected]

This post is full time (35 hours per week), available from 01.06.2022 and fixed term until 30.04.2023.

Salary £27,924 – £32,344 per annum (Grade 5).

Closing date: Monday, 16 May 2022

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

“Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/our-research-environment/integrity-and-ethics/responsible-research-assessment”